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E165. Naught Have I Gotten But What I Received

1 Naught have I gotten but what I received;
Grace hath bestowed it since I have believed;
Boasting excluded, pride I abase;
I'm only a sinner saved by grace!

Chorus:
Only a sinner saved by grace!
Only a sinner saved by grace!
This is my story, to God be the glory,--
I'm only a sinner, saved by grace!

2 Once I was foolish, and sin ruled my heart,
Causing my footsteps from God to depart;
Jesus hath found me, happy my case;
I now am a sinner saved by grace! [Chorus]

3 Tears unavailing, no merit had I;
Mercy had saved me, or else I must die;
Sin had alarmed me, fearing God's face;
But now I'm a sinner saved by grace! [Chorus]

4 Suffer a sinner whose heart overflows,
Loving his Saviour, to tell what he knows;
Once more to tell it, would I embrace--
I'm only a sinner saved by grace! [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Naught have I gotten but what I received
• Title: Naught Have I Gotten But What I Received
• Author: James M. Gray
• Refrain First Line: Only a sinner saved by grace!
• Meter: 10, 10, 9, 9. With Chorus
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Atonement-Justification
• Copyright: © 1905 by D. B. Towner. Charles M. Alexander, Owner
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SAVED BY GRACE
• Composer: D. B. Towner
• Meter: 10, 10, 9 9. With Chorus
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: © 1905 by D. B. Towner. Charles M. Alexander, Owner
• Notes: Now Public Domain